This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1833 Excerpt: ... creed, The brave must perish still, Um virtuous bleed--Yet, lesson'd by the examples which they leave, The living shall avenge them, but not grieve--Their blood hss watered well our freedom's tree, And sweetly hallows human liberty: --Even woman too--a dearer sacrifice, Oh! hapless gin for freedom, when she dies 1" ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1833 Excerpt: ... creed, The brave must perish still, Um virtuous bleed--Yet, lesson'd by the examples which they leave, The living shall avenge them, but not grieve--Their blood hss watered well our freedom's tree, And sweetly hallows human liberty: --Even woman too--a dearer sacrifice, Oh! hapless gin for freedom, when she dies 1" The Colombians, generally, will long remember La Pola. With the history of their struggle for freedom, her story is deeply associated, and the tragical destiny which followed her love of country, is linked with all the interest of the most romantic adventure-Her spirit seemed made of the finest materials, while her patriotism and courage, to the last, furnish a model which it would have been well for her country had it been more generally adopted and followed by its sons. Dona Apolinaria Zalabariata, better known by the name of La Pola, was a young lady of good family in Bogota, distinguished not less by her personal accomplishments than ber rich and attractive beauty. She was but a child when Bolivar commenced his struggles with the ostensible object of freeing bis country from the trammels of its oppressors. Her father, a gentleman of considerable acquirement as well as wealth, warmly seconded the designs of the Liberator, though from circumstances compelled to forbear any active agency, himself, in Ibetr promotion. He was a republican of considerable resources and sleepless perseverance; and, without taking up arms himself, he probably contributed quite as much to ihu success of the experiment for liberty, as those who did. In this, he was warmly seconded by his daughter; who, with that ingenuity of contrivance, commonly ascribed to her sex, was, perhaps, the most valuable auxiliar that Bolivar had in Bogota..She was but fourteen years of...
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